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Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Moraine Ridge Trail via Blue Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Moraine Ridge Trail via Blue Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 974 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.85076, -88.61047
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
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Moraine Ridge Trail via Blue Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 829–975 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Trailhead: 42.85076, -88.61047

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-ridge-trail-out-back-7-km-4ea9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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